Alex Blake

hdiddy · #1 07-03-2008, 09:20 PM

I'm surprised his name has hardly been mentioned on this forum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y4Zl...eature=related

There's lots more on Youtube.

RD · #2 07-04-2008, 03:20 AM

This is the first I've heard of Alex Blake. Wow!
RD

Rodriguez · #3 07-04-2008, 08:52 AM

Alex and his younger brother Russell are some of the most underrated bassists I know. They were doing 35 years ago, what guys like Victor Wooten & Richard Bona are doing today. Alex on both basses, as you can see in the clips provided.

Ben Rolston · #4 07-04-2008, 10:32 AM

He is amazing! I saw him with Randy Weston a couple of years ago, and it was one my favorite concerts I've seen.

Also, when I asked Bob Hurst if he had heard of him, he said that people used to call him "strumboli" -because he's always strumming the bass.